carl63_99 Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Originally completed in the spring of 1997, my Monogram Super Bee went to all the shows in Texas around that time and then retired. I've done a few tweaks here and there over the years, finally got happy with the tires and rims from the Testors Daytona diecast. The interior had gotten pretty dusty, so I was thinking about cleaning it out someday. Then, I saw the 3D-printed Hellcat blower and decided my car needs that! Since I have to get the interior/chassis off to get the engine out, I'm going to rework several things. Update interior colors, smooth and rechrome bumpers, redo the tail light panel and whatever else comes to mind. 1
espo Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 Great looking build going in. Have you considered putting the blower on a Hemi instead ?
carl63_99 Posted February 24, 2021 Author Posted February 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, espo said: Great looking build going in. Have you considered putting the blower on a Hemi instead ? Thought about it, but the numbers match! Seriously, trying to keep as much of the original kit as possible. And, being a Coronet-based car, it's not the fan favorite Charger, so I have to be different.
espo Posted February 24, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021 1 minute ago, carl63_99 said: Thought about it, but the numbers match! Seriously, trying to keep as much of the original kit as possible. And, being a Coronet-based car, it's not the fan favorite Charger, so I have to be different. Your up grading the engine with a blower is a good idea. I appreciate wanting to stay with the present engine since you would also stand a chance of damaging other parts of the build if you have to handle it to much. I do like the paint on this.
carl63_99 Posted February 24, 2021 Author Posted February 24, 2021 I ground down the tail lights and smoothed off the bumper bolts. Front turn signals will be redone also. Into the Easy-Off for stripping and now lots and lots of sanding to get them ready for Aclad chrome system.
carl63_99 Posted March 3, 2021 Author Posted March 3, 2021 I may be changing other things in the interior, seat and door color, for example. But, the dash is going to be unchanged. Looks good enough considering it's work from 24+ years ago!
carl63_99 Posted March 12, 2021 Author Posted March 12, 2021 Got the chrome redone. Alclad II Chrome over gloss black for the bumpers and straight over the dark blue plastic for the rear valance panel. I also shot the blower system in flat black, will do the ribs in silver to make it stand out.
carl63_99 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Posted April 1, 2021 I have been working on this project, just not as much free time as I'd like. I cut up the door cards from the '69 Charger and used the armrest/door handles and map pockets. Seats come from an XJ220 and I opened the shoulder area vents to run seat belts through. I'll mask off the floor to keep it black and go with a peanut butter color for most of the interior. I was not happy with the bumpers or taillights, so I got new ones. I opened up the taillights and put lenses in from my scrap bin.
carl63_99 Posted April 2, 2021 Author Posted April 2, 2021 Okay, forgot to take any pics of the interior before tearing it apart. Picture too shiny black on the seats and doors and really poor detail on the door cards. Suffice to say, new seats and color make the interior much nicer.
TransAmMike Posted April 2, 2021 Posted April 2, 2021 Some nice upgrades there Carl. The car looked great before...I know I wouldn't have torn it apart to do those tho but that's me. Looking great?
carl63_99 Posted April 2, 2021 Author Posted April 2, 2021 55 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Some nice upgrades there Carl. The car looked great before...I know I wouldn't have torn it apart to do those tho but that's me. Looking great? Ordinarily, I wouldn't either. But this car has become my "Project X". I've changed wheels and tires more than a few times and after the last change I decided it was time to break it apart and do some needed fixed and updates. 24 years sitting on the shelf, although it sounds benign, actually does wear down a model car!
FLHCAHZ Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 Looks really good. Looking forward to you progress.
Bills72sj Posted April 3, 2021 Posted April 3, 2021 One of my favorite builds. Yours looks good in dark blue. I did mine in copper with custom rims before 3D printers.
carl63_99 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Posted April 3, 2021 Bills72sj, that is a super nice looking job! Now that I'm looking, I may have to pull the bumble bee stripe and redo it. Back to Ebay!
carl63_99 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Posted April 15, 2021 She's sitting on her roof now, waiting for glue to take on new exhaust tips. Tomorrow, Under Glass, and I HOPE for the last time! Thanks all!
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